Lectionary 285, designated by siglum ℓ 285 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.[1] [2] Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener labelled it as 164e and 165e.[3]
Only 37 leaves of the manuscript has survived.[1]
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium), with some lacunae.[4]
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 37 parchment leaves, in two columns per page, 22) lines per page.[1] [4] The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.[1]
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 12th century.[3] [4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 12th century.[1] [2]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 164e and 165e) and Gregory (number 285e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4] According to Scrivener the first leaf belonged to the other manuscript.[3] It was not confirmed by Gregory, Aland and other textual critics.[2]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
The codex is housed at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana (I. 94 suss., fol. 1-37) in Milan.[1] [2]
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung . 1900 . Leipzig . 411 .
. Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 236 . 3-11-011986-2.
. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 4th . 1894 . London . 338 .
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 . J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung . 1900 . Leipzig . 411 .